Tax reform hints spark partisan clash and budget drift
Warerton December 1 The Groves affair at the Treasury, tied to La Follette's tax plan, triggers a partisan row over inheritance taxes and reform ideas. Roswell Magill replaces Groves as study proceeds, with officials signaling a broader shift to balance revenue and aid industry financing amid bank strains and new federal lending questions. A draft campaign to torpedo administration money policy unfolds, while Roosevelt deflects calls to appoint Morgenthau czar of the disuniting wing.
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Hungconsin
Treasury
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Columbia
Cohen
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LaFollette
Iig
Quesson
Sax
Decatur Jury Still Out In Famous Trial
In Decatur Morgan County jurors deliberated three hours on the Heywood Patterson case, one of the Scottsboro defendants. The panel, locked in a room with strict instructions, faced difficulties selecting 12 jurors for the second case against Clarence Nar nia over an alleged attack on Victoria Price aboard a freight train in Jackson County.
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Morgan County
Heywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Court House
Uit
Clarence Narnia
Victoria Price
Jackson County
Woman Wounded in Alford Gunfire Resting Comfortably
Mrs H B Collins of Alford Fin was wounded Tuesday afternoon in Alford when gunfire killed her husband. She lay recovering, after suffering 25 perforations in the abdomen from buckshot. Jackson County Florida officers allege 10 shots were fired by her sister, Miss Alva Hancock. Hancock was being held at Marina on a blanket charge further formal arraignment planned.
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Alford
Colling
Jackson County Fla
Alva Hancock
Hancock Way
Marina Om
County Tax Payments Offset Annual Assessment
Taxpayers pay about twenty thousand dollars toward the county's annual assessment with roughly two hundred thirty thousand in 1998 taxes added to a total annual assessment near two hundred seventy thousand. Delinquency is expected on January 1 next year according to Mullins, the tax collector.
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Houston
Aeard
Mullins
Illness Fatal to Father of Local Man
S S Skipper aged 79 father of Dell Skipper of Dothan died at home on Marianna route B after two months illness. Survived by widow and four sons Mab Iey Tom Supper Rush Skipper. Funeral at 3 PM at Rehobeth Church with Rev White officiating. Pallbearers listed. Dowling Rhodes Funeral Home in charge.
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Dothan
Hom
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Ness
Mab Iey
Tom Supper
Maranna
Rush
Cottonwood
Funet
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Black
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Rehobeth Church
John Richards
DB Pruett
Bari West
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Chalker Pittman
Clemmon Pittman
Dowling Rhodes Funeral Home
Aged Man Dies After Two Months Illness
William T Brooks age 79 died at his home on route two near Hodgesville after a two month illness. A long time resident of Hotston county he moved from Dale county in 30 years ago. He is survived by his widow two sons C and H F Brooks of route two two daughters Mrs G C Newberry Panama City Mrs C S Newberry Miami Mrs J R Sellers Dothan and Mrs C P Harrison Fairfield Ala. The funeral was held this morning at Harper cemetery with services by Ray Owens and Rev Albert Davie. Pallbearers named among relatives and neighbors.
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Hodgesville
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Hotston County
Dale County
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G C Newberry
Panama City
S Newberry
Miami
J R Sellers
C P. Harrison
Fairfield
Ain
Harper Cemetery
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Albert Davie
G. C Newberry
Ralph Newberry
J & Bodner
Mob. Selers
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George Faulk
Hoover and Rolph clash over lynching case in California
Former President Hoover and Governor Rolph trade sharp rebukes in Sacramento over the San Jose lynching of John Holmes and Thomas Harang Thurmond. Rolph defends not calling out troops at times of unrest while Hoover accuses him of supporting lynch law and subverting American society.
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Mets
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Fire Destroys Shed on Vacant Lot at 29 Bt Ancrewn Street
A grass fire destroyed a shed on a vacant lot at 29 Bt Ancrewn Street yesterday afternoon with minor losses reported. Local fire department officials provided the update today.
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Dothan to Seek $75,000 CWA Fund for Projects
Dothan plans to request 75000 dollars from the Civil Works Administration for multiple projects to employ 300 to 400 idle men for about two months. Vaughn states an application will go to the CWA board in Montgomery within a week or ten days. Projects include a septic tank, power extensions, street repairs, and school building repairs, with labor capped at 30 to 40 cents per hour and city cost limited to 20 percent of the grant.
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Gold price rise hints at policy shift and mining demand
Washington reports indicate a new admin policy nudging gold prices higher with new mining costs quoted at 24.01 per unit and a Thanksgiving period uplift. The market shows gold at 32.57 and a 25 percent increase since Monday, while domestic demand remains subdued and RFC requirements slow.
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RFC
CWA Reports A Million And A Quarter Men Back At Work
The Civil Works Administration announced that about 1.25 million workers were on the CWA payroll in the first week of Operation Reported by Harry Hopking. A November 25 update listed 1,183,000 reemployed. four unreported states likely raise total to about 1.28 million. Oklahoma completed its 11,000 quota in the week, part of a plan to provide jobs to four million Americans nationwide.
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Dee
Civil Works Adminiettaion
Wiilhon
Andy Quarter
CWA
Harry
Hopking
Oklahoma
RFC Chairman Cleared by Senate Committee
The Senate banking subcommittee exonerated REC chairman Jen H Jones of charges he favored loans to mortgage companies. Investigations found the loans adequately secured and Jones had no personal interest. Formal complaints about Jones benefiting from government loans were deemed unfounded.
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Commission allows new cut in bus line rates
The Alabama Public Service Commission approves a new fare of 12.5 cents per mile for Teche Greyhound Lines on three Alabama routes. The rate, effective until April 20, 2024, matches rail competition and covers Mobile to Fairhope, New Orleans, Meridian, and Birmingham routes, with broader lines authorized to set similar rates.
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Amnesia Lifted After Picture Reveals Identity
An amnesia patient in Pasadena recalls his past after a photo shows him employed as an inspector in the US Department of Agriculture at Washington. He identifies himself as Poor Pevil, recalls Maj Gen Boon of the Marines, and is placed under medical care as authorities assess the case.
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Washington
Reemployment Agency Offers Labor for Odd Jobs
Walter Carter manager of Nations Teemployment agency in Dothan reminds citizens his office provides labor for county and state projects and can supply workers for nearby states and manufacturers. He notes agency workers can be hired under agreed terms, addressing concerns about government projects.
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Britain studies gas defense in home office review
London dispatch reports Britain examining defense against poison gas threats from air attack. General Bird Montgomery-Mansingherd says plans under Home Office review with an army officer appointed to study the issue. France cited for underground tunnels. Britain pursuing similar countermeasures.
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Touhy gang member Sharkey found dead in jail cell
Willie Sharkey, alleged Chicago gangster and Touhy gang member, hanged himself in his Romsey County jail cell after the group was acquitted in the $129,000 Hamm kidnapping case. Earlier, Sharkey and three others faced federal charges but were cleared. jail staff attempted resuscitation with no success.
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Dee
Willie Sharkey
Chicago
Romsey County
Sharkey
Touhy
Willam Hamm
Brewere
NRA Complaint Forms Sent Across Nation For Code Violations
The National Recovery Administration distributes complaint forms to postmasters to report violations of industry codes. Citizens may file with local district offices, providing details on respondents, business, products, and services. The forms enable quicker processing than mailing to Washington and help officials act promptly.
Officers Have Quiet Thanksgiving in Dothan and Houston County
Police report a quiet Thanksgiving with minimal incidents in Dothan and Houston County. Local officers logged few calls, no major crimes, and no arrests beyond routine drunkenness charges.
Smith Attacks Public Works Corsair and Chaos
A New York report quotes Smith criticizing the Public Works Administration and Civil Works programs. He claims they serve as a political vehicle, overstaffed and inefficient, hindering real relief. He warns that without reorganization, public works cannot absorb relief workers or sustain wartime employment goals.
Teacher Dies After Poison Ingestion In Blecomb
Josephine Mizell a 21 year old Blo comb school teacher died in hospital after a self administered poison dose taken at a private home in Stocomb. An antidote failed to counteract the poison and she remained conscious until death about 34 hours later. Her mother said it was accidental and Mizell lived with her parents in Sum a on, with her home in Sum a on. The death occurred around 12:30 a.m. yesterday. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Ald
Jooal Hospital
Polson
Ming Mizell
Stocomb
Blocomb
Mian Mizell
Sumaon
Frank Misel
County Finishes Payment on Debt in 1926
Houston county completed a yearly debt payoff with 2000 paid today and 29602.05 this year on a warrant. The total payment represented part of a 91000 reduction and the judge noted debt had fallen by about a quarter. The record shows 221,149.38 remaining as of March 2, 1926, with most reductions in ware data and several bars recorded this year.
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Houston County
Honda Tm
Proham
Blartin
Wayr
Codes May Be Imposed On Both Telephone And Aluminum Industries
Washington on December 1 AP reports Hugh Jonason said NRA codes could apply to both the telephone and aluminum industries if accepted by major firms. AT&T and Aluminum Company of America refused a code, citing voluntary conduct, while 94 percent of industry business is controlled. Law requires an annual code plan, raising questions about feasibility and regulatory reach.
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Washington
Hugh Jonason
Newspapermentod
Perenory
Amirican Telephone and Telegraph Camping & Communication
NHA
Aluminum Company of Americe
Provietdine
Permit Granted to Remodel Building on North Street
A permit was issued today to the Solomon Liddan Costico dealers to remodel a building on North St Andrew Street. The remodeling will cost about $4,000, and repair work has already begun.
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Solomon-Liddan Costico
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